PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clayton comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clayton
vs
Nix

180 cm
27
164 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
7 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Clayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Nix!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton thows a body shot but no joy.
Clayton misses with a body kick.
Nix shoots and misses

and Clayton counters by moving into the clinch.
Nix tries to pull guard but Clayton won't allow it.
Nix is trying to pull guard but Clayton has him pressed against the cage.
Charles Clayton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Nix.
Nix tries to pull guard but Clayton won't allow it.
Clayton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clayton.

Clayton has clasped his hands together around Nix's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Nix is looking to reverse the position.
Clayton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Clayton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ground and pound from Clayton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Clayton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nix has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton blocks the strikes from Nix.
Nix wants to control but Clayton postures up.
Clayton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nix keeps working.
Nix gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nix blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clayton.

Clayton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nix wants to control but Clayton is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Nix actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton moves into full mount! Nix won't be happy about that!
Nix tries to lock up and control but Clayton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nix is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nix tries to lock up and control but Clayton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nix is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clayton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clayton landing strikes, looking to finish!

It looks like Jon Nix has been cut.
Clayton working Nix over with strikes here.

Nix is rocked!
Clayton controlling his opponent.
Nix is still in real trouble! Can Clayton finish him?

Clayton has isolated one of Nix's arms. Nix looking to fight him off but Clayton twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Clayton!
Charles Clayton really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fury Nutrition Inc. logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.